Arduino Day 2015
A once a year party to celebrate the maker movement! This year the event is organised by Ottawa’s Arduino Group! We decided to have it as an informal networking style event. This event...
Keyboard Holder
Put your keyboard on top of your monitor to save space! You can just grab it to do more serious typing or poke the keys while it’s in the tray....
Line Follower Robot
There’s a bit of buzz over at Ottawa Robotics Enthusiasts about having a contest! There are two events. Line follower and maze solver. The dates being looked at are March 9th, 14th or 15th. I am...
Vinyl Comb
I needed a comb. So I made a comb out of vinyl. Came out really nice. The small one is the size of a business card.
CNC613: Ottawa CNC!
CNC613 is a group of CNC enthusiasts in Ottawa. Here’s a quick video of the machine in action! What’s a CNC Cutter/Engraver? It’s an great way to cut or...
Dancing Laser Flower
I’ve got this laser show toy that gives an interesting projection by shining a laser on two wobbly mirrors which are attached to motors. I wanted to make my own using...
Ottawa Arduino Meetup Group
This meetup is now hosted at Ottawa’s Makerspace called Hack613. We’re a friendly group of people who like making and hacking things. We welcome beginners and experts. We are very...
Vinyl Valentines Templates
I made valentines cards on the laser a while back. Super fun but it’s a bit more labor than it looks. I used a simpler technique with Christmas Cards using templates...
Record Tote
I occasionally have to carry a few records for the Record Clock project. It’s not too hard but there are a lot of ways to damage records. I’ve been carrying...
Aluminum Dog Tags
I want to make a batch of aluminum dog tags for all my friends with dogs. My first prototype came out good enough to use but it’s not very nice. I’m going...
Wood Menu
Living Hinge Table Topper I made a lace-up table topper prototype but I wasn’t sure how well it would lace up. I put extra holes to experiment. I can’t picture...
Christmas Cards from Record Stencils
I needed to make Christmas cards in a rush this year so really needed to tighten it up. So here’s what I came up with. I cut out some stencils from records using...
Lunch Bag
I was challenged to mark some lunch bags for a “Lunch & Learn” in the soft skill space. I thought I’d stick a pen on a CNC machine and see...
DIY Valentines Cards
This technique is easy and fun. I created some cardboard templates (right). I find if there is a shiny surface it goes a little further before water starts to penetrate...
Parol Contest 2014
I learned about Christmas Parol Lanterns last year and love making them. This year I was invited to enter a Parol contest. Order Parol Kits! What came forward was the Laser Parol. It’s...
Shoe Rack
Lately I’ve been dreaming of larger format CNC machines and I think a shoe rack could be a fun project. I’m just starting the project and I’ll I’ve done is...
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